Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:13:20 07/23/99
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On July 22, 1999 at 20:19:31, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 22, 1999 at 20:12:33, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>On July 22, 1999 at 19:28:18, Mark Young wrote: >> >>>I never did understand the moderation representation on CCC. We vote for three >>>moderators, but instead of having two of the three moderators agreeing to delete >>>a post, we have three three kings that do as they will when they see a post they >>>think should be deleted. This approach kills the representation of the mass of >>>CCC. Not a very logical way to represent the voters. >>> >>>Under the circumstances of how the moderators represent the voters I understand >>>and agree with your reasons for resigning. As it stands now if one moderator can >>>delete posts at will without the consent of at least one other moderator, this >>>leave you unable to represent your position and view as moderator that you ran >>>and were elected on by the voters of CCC to represent. >> >>It depends upon how you see the job of moderator. I view post deletion as a >>police function, mainly. You wouldn't expect the cops to get together and vote >>before they arrested someone, would you? >> >>The voting process has no hierarchy or decision process built in. We elect >>three moderators but we don't give them any framework for dealing with each >>other. My first point of business was to try to establish a framework, but we >>never got together and did it. >> >>I think this is only the second time that something was deleted, it has been >>mostly quiet so far. >> >>I don't think that moderators are above the charter, and I will react the same >>way to a moderator post as to any other post. If I had seen any other member >>post that I would have deleted it. >Since it appears that I may be forced into the picture, I'll give my two cents >on it. If I do become a moderator, I will likely be a lot more snip-happy than >Fernando was. E.g., if I saw a dirty joke, I would probably cut that too. Now, >if the other two moderators decided that I was an arrogant ignorant puke and >restore the post, so be it. That's one reason why there are three. > >OTOH, let me state before-hand that I trust the judgement of KarinsDad and Bruce >so implicity that I am almost sure to go along with any deletion they decide >upon. > >Perhaps Fernando will reconsider. It seems that the denizens of this group >wanted a free-spirit in the moderator list. OTOH, you can't push a rope. I hope he will not reconsider. As a moderator, sending such a "suicide email" and causing so much trouble, just for a joke, and being unable to solve the problem in private is a major mistake. NOTE: I voted for him initially. I expected a calm, cool, wise, moderation from him. Instead of this he starts a fire. Let's find another moderator. Christophe >As for deleting my posts... >When and if I am forced into the role of moderator my posts have no special >value at all. They should get deleted if I get out of line, just like any >other. Further, I will agree with the one deleting it so if either KarinsDad or >Bruce says to delete my post I will go along with it. Period.
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